Notes
Notes are plain Markdown files. On a server they are in the data folder under notes/<your account>/, so you can always read them without Holdall.
New note creates a note. Type in the editor; the note is saved as you write, and the status shows Saving, Saved or Not saved yet. If saving fails, check your connection and keep typing to retry.
The editor has two modes:
- Rich: formatting buttons for bold, italic, strikethrough, headings, lists, checklists, quotes, code blocks, tables, links and images;
- Markdown: the raw text.
Organize
Section titled “Organize”Open Details on a note to set:
- a folder, with
/for subfolders, for exampleWork/Reports; - tags, separated by commas.
The left column lists All notes, Favorites, Folders, Tags and Trash. Pin keeps a note at the top of the list. Search notes searches titles and text.
Link notes
Section titled “Link notes”Write [[Title of another note]] to link to it. In Details:
- Links to lists the notes this one links to, and marks missing ones as not found;
- Linked from lists the notes that link here.
History
Section titled “History”While you edit, Holdall keeps a version every 10 minutes. Open History to see them and Restore one. The current text is kept in the history, so restoring never loses anything.
Checklists and tasks
Section titled “Checklists and tasks”Lines like - [ ] Call the bank are checklist items. Details lists them, and Make task turns one into a task in Tasks, linked back to the note.
Move to trash hides a note without deleting it. From Trash, Restore brings it back and Delete for good removes it. Empty trash deletes every note in the trash for good.
Import and export
Section titled “Import and export”- Import .md or .zip adds Markdown files, or a zip of Markdown files with their folders.
- Export downloads one note as
.md. Export as zip downloads the folder you are in, or every note. - Plugins you turned on can add more export formats: they appear as extra buttons next to Export.